A Look at Westwood during World War I

Thursday

Apr 6, 2017 at 12:01 AM

Here's a look at Westwood's role during the "war to end all wars."

More than 189,000 Massachusetts men and women served in the U.S. Armed Forces, with some serving Allied forces during the war. Massachusetts paid a steep price with the death of 5,775 of its sons and daughters who died in service.

Notables: Major General Clarence Edwards, commander of the 26th Yankee Division, would move to Westwood after the war, settling in “Dunrovin” on Grove Street. Thomas N. Perkins, who lived on Clapboardtree Street, was one of the American members of the postwar Reparations Committee, which determined how much Germany would have to pay in war damages.

Memorials/Honors: A plaque honoring those who served in World War I is in Westwood Town Hall; a memorial honoring those who died in service (including World War I) stands at the junction of Route 109 and Pond Street.